Tag: cultural and social impact of british

The Carnatic Wars were fought between England and France. Three battles took place. The first was won by France, the second and third by England after which the British began to think of dominating India politically. 

The creation of large empires that brought different regions under their rule helped in the cross-fertilisation of artistic forms and architectural styles.
In Akbars capital at Fatehpur Sikri many of the buildings show the influence of the architectural styles of Gujarat and Malwa.

The first factory of British was established at Hugli  in 1651. It was abandoned in 1690 when they shifted to Calcutta.

The outbreak in 1756 of the Seven Years' War in Europe resulted in renewed conflict between French and British forces in India i.e the Third carnatic war. In 1760 AD in the Battle of Wandiwash, Sir Iyre Coote, the British general defeated the French general Count Lally. The war concluded with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which returned Chandernagore and Pondichéry to France.

In India, Dutch established their first factory in Masulipattanam in 1605. Later on, they had set factories at many places like at Surat in 1616, at Bimilipatam in 1641, and Chinsura in 1653.

 In 1664 the French East India Company was formed to trade with India. They established their first factory at Surat in 1668, and in 1669, they built another factory at Masaulipatam.